Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Healing Arts
Here you can find events that took place such as celebratory performances, exhibitions, public art programmes, workshops and dialogues.
Thursday 25th June 2026
Grosvenor Road Studios, 16 Grosvenor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3NP
GRS Live: Men's Health Month Special brought together fathers and sons for an evening of live music from local and international artists, with space to reflect on mental health, a serious issue that affects many men today.
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Friday 19th June 2026
Moseley Hive, 93 Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8DD
Attendees created handmade community banners through textile crafts, art and creativity, sharing stories, memories, making new connections and celebrating community in a relaxed and welcoming space.
Monday 22nd June 2026
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Broad Street. Birmingham, B1 2EA
Birmingham is long regarded as the home of Heavy Metal, and this closed-door roundtable explored the intersection of heavy metal and mental health.
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Arts Council England Offices, Birmingham (B1 2LH)
This roundtable brought together leaders from government, philanthropy, culture, healthcare and social investment to explore the future funding landscape for arts and health. Participants considered current opportunities and challenges, identified investment gaps, and discussed what was needed to unlock greater support for the sector.
The session launched UK Arts & Health: The Time is Now, a new policy brief developed following the APPG on Creative Health Parliamentary Roundtable, highlighting key recommendations and opportunities for action.
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Victoria Hume, Executive Director of the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance, introduced the Creative Health Quality Framework, a ground-breaking tool that clearly articulates what "good" looks like for creative and cultural initiatives that aim to support people's health and wellbeing, and showcased how it's being used so far.
Wednesday 24th June 2026
The Zawiya Trust, 19 Jenkins Street Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0QU
Zawiya Trust explored meditative practices and bring traditional Islamic approaches to solving our 21st century problems.
Monday 22nd, Thursday 25th & Friday 26th June 2026
Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2LF United Kingdom
Singing Medicine brings singing and singing-play to patients in hospital. This is a closed event for patients, families and staff of Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Attendees joined the Mental Wellbeing Team at Birmingham City Council to explore how creative arts can promote good mental health, and play a vital role in early intervention, prevention and recovery.
Attendees learned more about The Healing Arts Birmingham Neighbourhood programme, which provided grants to support a diverse range of community-led projects taking place across the city during Healing Arts Birmingham.
43 Friday Bridge,, Berkley Street, Birmingham, Midlands, B1 2LB
The Man Behind the Curtain is a photographic exploration of male mental health — the emotions and struggles that men are so often conditioned to conceal from the world around them.
12:00, 25 June 2026
Perrott's Folly, Waterworks Road, Birmingham, B16 9AL
Form of Clouds Celebration Day is a celebration of our long-standing arts-based social prescribing program, the Form of Clouds. Form of Clouds works with local people referred through the NHS Social Prescribing Program, Adult Social Care and Community Referrals using art as a vehicle to improve mental health and wellbeing, as well as combating social isolation and loneliness.